diff --git a/cmd/start.go b/cmd/start.go
index 6524684..4c9e445 100644
--- a/cmd/start.go
+++ b/cmd/start.go
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ var startCmd = &cobra.Command{
 		// Create middleware stack
 		stack := middleware.CreateStack(
 			middleware.Recovery(), // Add recovery middleware first to catch all panics
+			middleware.RequestID(), // Add request ID middleware for tracing
 			middleware.SecureHeaders,
 			middleware.Logging,
 			middleware.MaxBodySize(1024*1024), // 1MB size limit
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index cea6373..caaddd8 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ require (
 )
 
 require (
+	github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0 // indirect
 	github.com/pquerna/cachecontrol v0.2.0 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/go-jose/go-jose.v2 v2.6.3 // indirect
 )
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index f7b4b73..b69b142 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ github.com/go-jose/go-jose/v4 v4.0.2 h1:R3l3kkBds16bO7ZFAEEcofK0MkrAJt3jlJznWZG0
 github.com/go-jose/go-jose/v4 v4.0.2/go.mod h1:WVf9LFMHh/QVrmqrOfqun0C45tMe3RoiKJMPvgWwLfY=
 github.com/google/go-cmp v0.5.9 h1:O2Tfq5qg4qc4AmwVlvv0oLiVAGB7enBSJ2x2DqQFi38=
 github.com/google/go-cmp v0.5.9/go.mod h1:17dUlkBOakJ0+DkrSSNjCkIjxS6bF9zb3elmeNGIjoY=
+github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0 h1:NIvaJDMOsjHA8n1jAhLSgzrAzy1Hgr+hNrb57e+94F0=
+github.com/google/uuid v1.6.0/go.mod h1:TIyPZe4MgqvfeYDBFedMoGGpEw/LqOeaOT+nhxU+yHo=
 github.com/gorilla/securecookie v1.1.2 h1:YCIWL56dvtr73r6715mJs5ZvhtnY73hBvEF8kXD8ePA=
 github.com/gorilla/securecookie v1.1.2/go.mod h1:NfCASbcHqRSY+3a8tlWJwsQap2VX5pwzwo4h3eOamfo=
 github.com/gorilla/sessions v1.4.0 h1:kpIYOp/oi6MG/p5PgxApU8srsSw9tuFbt46Lt7auzqQ=
diff --git a/internal/middleware/logging.go b/internal/middleware/logging.go
index 6ac6ca7..87d4a46 100644
--- a/internal/middleware/logging.go
+++ b/internal/middleware/logging.go
@@ -26,8 +26,11 @@ func Logging(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
 			statusCode:     http.StatusOK,
 		}
 
+		// Get request ID from header (set by RequestID middleware)
+		requestID := r.Header.Get(RequestIDHeader)
+		
 		next.ServeHTTP(wrapped, r)
 
-		log.Println(wrapped.statusCode, r.Method, r.URL.Path, time.Since(start))
+		log.Printf("[%s] %d %s %s %v", requestID, wrapped.statusCode, r.Method, r.URL.Path, time.Since(start))
 	})
-}
+}
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diff --git a/internal/middleware/requestid.go b/internal/middleware/requestid.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2b39382
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/middleware/requestid.go
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+package middleware
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"log"
+	"net/http"
+
+	"github.com/google/uuid"
+)
+
+// RequestIDKey is the context key for the request ID
+type requestIDKey struct{}
+
+// RequestIDHeader is the header key for the request ID
+const RequestIDHeader = "X-Request-ID"
+
+// RequestID middleware generates a unique ID for each request
+func RequestID() Middleware {
+	return func(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
+		return http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+			// Check if request already has an ID
+			requestID := r.Header.Get(RequestIDHeader)
+			if requestID == "" {
+				// Generate a new UUID if none exists
+				requestID = uuid.New().String()
+			}
+
+			// Add the request ID to the response headers
+			w.Header().Set(RequestIDHeader, requestID)
+
+			// Store the request ID in the request context
+			ctx := context.WithValue(r.Context(), requestIDKey{}, requestID)
+
+			// Log the request with its ID
+			log.Printf("[%s] %s %s", requestID, r.Method, r.URL.Path)
+
+			// Call the next handler with the updated context
+			next.ServeHTTP(w, r.WithContext(ctx))
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+// GetRequestID retrieves the request ID from the context
+func GetRequestID(ctx context.Context) string {
+	id, ok := ctx.Value(requestIDKey{}).(string)
+	if !ok {
+		return ""
+	}
+	return id
+}
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